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Conservation and Management Act 

(Magnuson-Stevens Act). 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

May 30, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments or requests 

for a copy of the application to NMFS, 

Office of International Affairs, 1315 

East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 

20910. 

Comments on this notice may also be 

submitted by e-mail to 

nmfs.foreignfishing@noaa.gov. Include 

in the subject line the following 

document identifier: RIN 0648–XH63. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher Rogers, Office of 

International Affairs, (301) 713–9090. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Section 204(d) of the MagnusonStevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1824(d)) 

provides, among other things, that the 

Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) may 

issue a transshipment permit which 

authorizes a vessel other than a vessel 

of the United States to engage in fishing 

consisting solely of transporting fish or 

fish products at sea from a point within 

the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) 

or, with the concurrence of a state, 

within the boundaries of that state to a 

point outside the United States. In 

addition, Public Law 104–297, sec. 

105(e) directs the Secretary to issue 

section 204(d) permits for up to 14 

Canadian transport vessels to receive 

Atlantic herring harvested by United 

States fishermen within the boundaries 

of the State of Maine or within the 

portion of the EEZ east of the line 69 

degrees 30 minutes west and within 12 

nautical miles from the seaward 

boundary of that State. 

Section 204(d)(3)(D) of the MagnusonStevens Act provides that an application 

may not be approved until the Secretary 

determines that ‘‘no owner or operator 

of a vessel of the United States which 

has adequate capacity to perform the 

transportation for which the application 

is submitted has indicated ... an interest 

in performing the transportation at fair 

and reasonable rates.’’ NMFS is 

publishing this notice as part of its effort 

to make such a determination with 

respect to the application described 

below. 

Summary of Application 

NMFS has received an application 

requesting authorization for 11 

Canadian transport vessels to receive 

transfers of herring from U.S. purse 

harvesting vessels for the purpose of 

transporting the herring to processing 

plants in Canada. The transshipment 

operations will occur within the 

boundaries of the State of Maine or 

within the portion of the exclusive 

economic zone east of the line 69 

degrees 30 minutes west and within 12 

nautical miles from the seaward 

boundary of that State. 

Interested U.S. vessel owners and 

operators may obtain a copy of the 

complete application from NMFS (see 

ADDRESSES). 

Dated: May 9, 2008. 

Rebecca Lent, 

Director, Office of International Affairs, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XH75 

Marine Mammals; File No. 13392 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

Thomas A. Jefferson, NMFS Southwest 

Fisheries Science Center, 8604 La Jolla 

Shores Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037, has 

applied in due form for a permit to 

conduct research on bottlenose dolphins 

(Tursiops truncatus). 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail 

comments must be received on or before 

June 16, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: The application and related 

documents are available for review 

upon written request or by appointment 

in the following office(s): 

Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone 

(301)713–2289; fax (301)427–2521; and 

Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West 

Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, 

CA 90802–4213; phone (562)980–4001; 

fax (562)980–4018. 

Written comments or requests for a 

public hearing on this application 

should be mailed to the Chief, Permits, 

Conservation and Education Division, 

F/PR1, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Those 

individuals requesting a hearing should 

set forth the specific reasons why a 

hearing on this particular request would 

be appropriate. 

Comments may also be submitted by 

facsimile at (301)427–2521, provided 

the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy 

submitted by mail and postmarked no 

later than the closing date of the 

comment period. 

Comments may also be submitted by 

e-mail. The mailbox address for 

providing e-mail comments is 

NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Include 

in the subject line of the e-mail 

comment the following document 

identifier: File No. 13392. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate 

Swails or Carrie Hubard, (301)713–2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject permit is requested under the 

authority of the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act of 1972, as amended 

(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and the 

regulations governing the taking and 

importing of marine mammals (50 CFR 

part 216). 

The proposed research would provide 

up-to-date information to better 

understand the levels and impacts of 

persistent organic pollutants on the 

California coastal stock of bottlenose 

dolphins. Up to 60 individuals would 

be photo-identified and biopsied over 

the course of the five year permit. Killer 

whales (Orcinus orca), harbor porpoises 

(Phocoena phocoena), and bottlenose 

dolphins could be incidentally harassed 

during the proposed research. The 

sampling would occur mainly in 

Monterey Bay but may also occur in 

other locations along California. 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial 

determination has been made that the 

activity proposed is categorically 

excluded from the requirement to 

prepare an environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement. 

Concurrent with the publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register, 

NMFS is forwarding copies of this 

application to the Marine Mammal 

Commission and its Committee of 

Scientific Advisors. 

Dated: May 12, 2008. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND 

COMMUNITY SERVICE 

Sunshine Act Notice 

The Board of Directors of the 

Corporation for National and 

Community Service gives notice of the 

following meeting: 


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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 96 / Friday, May 16, 2008 / Notices 28437 

DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, May 20, 2008, 

4 p.m.–5:30 p.m. 

PLACE : Corporation for National and 

Community Service; 8th Floor; 1201 

New York Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20525. 

STATUS: Open. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

I. Chair’s Opening Comments 

II. Consideration of Previous Meetings 

Minutes 

III. CEO Report 

IV. Committee Reports 

• MAG Committee 

• Program Committee 

• Strategic Partnerships Committee 

V. Impact of AmeriCorps Week and the 

Longitudinal Study 

Presentation by Millicent Williams, 

Executive Director, Serve DC and 

Sally Prouty, President and CEO of 

The Corps Network 

VI. Public Comments 

Accomodations: Anyone who needs 

an interpreter or other accommodation 

should notify the Corporation’s contact 

person by 5 p.m. on Monday, May 19, 

2008. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa 

Guccione, Office of the CEO, 

Corporation for National and 

Community Service, 10th Floor, Room 

10207, 1201 New York Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20525. Phone (202) 

606–6637. Fax (202) 606–3460. TDD: 

(202) 606–3472. E-mail: 

lguccione@cns.gov. 

Dated: May 13, 2008. 

Frank R. Trinity, 

General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 08–1269 Filed 5–13–08; 4:33 pm] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army, Corps of 

Engineers 

Notice of Availability for the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement/ 

Environmental Impact Report for the 

Middle Harbor Redevelopment Project 

of the Port of Long Beach, Los 

Angeles County, CA 

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

Los Angeles District, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA). 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, Los Angeles District (Corps) 

in coordination with the Port of Long 

Beach has completed a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement/ 

Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) 

for the Middle Harbor Redevelopment 

project in the Port of Long Beach. The 

Corps is considering an application for 

Section 404 and Section 10 permits to 

conduct dredge and fill activities 

associated with the proposed 

consolidation of Piers D, E and F into a 

single 345-acre marine terminal with a 

4,250-foot-long wharf at build-out. This 

would include redevelopment of 294 

acres of existing land, creation of 10.7 

acres of new open water and the 

placement of dredged material in 65.3 

acres open water for a net gain of 

approximately 54.6 acres of new land in 

the consolidated terminal. The new 

terminal, which would be constructed 

over a 10-year time period, is intended 

to accommodate increasing cargo 

volumes being produced by the new 

generation of larger container vessels, 

and would include four deep-water 

berths, a container terminal yard, and an 

intermodal rail yard. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Comments and questions regarding 

scoping of the Draft EIS/EIR may be 

addressed to: U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, Los Angeles District, 

Regulatory Branch, ATTN: File Number 

2004–01053–AOA, P.O. Box 532711, 

Los Angeles, California 90053–2325. 

Comments or questions can also be sent 

to Stacey Crouch, Port of Long Beach, 

P.O. Box 570, Long Beach, CA 90801–

0570. Phone messages or questions 

should be directed to Antal Szijj at 805–

585–2147. 

Dated: April 29, 2008. 

Mark Durham, 

Acting Chief, Regulatory Division, Los 

Angeles District, Corps of Engineers. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

Remediation of Area IV of the Santa 

Susana Field Laboratory and Conduct 

Public Scoping Meetings 

AGENCY: Office of Environmental 

Management, Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement and 

Conduct Public Scoping Meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE) announces its intent to prepare 

an Environmental Impact Statement 

(EIS) and conduct public scoping 

meetings under the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for 

remediation of Area IV of the Santa 

Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL Area IV). 

The SSFL, approximately 2,852 acres in 

the hills between Chatsworth and Simi 

Valley, CA, was developed as a remote 

site to test rocket engines and conduct 

nuclear research. Area IV was 

established at the SSFL in 1953 and 

occupies 290 acres of the SSFL. The 

DOE Energy Technology Engineering 

Center (ETEC) is located on 90 acres 

within SSFL Area IV. 

DOE is preparing the EIS in part as a 

response to a May 2, 2007, decision by 

the U.S. District Court of Northern 

California that DOE was in violation of 

NEPA for its 2003 decision to issue a 

Finding of No Significant Impact 

(FONSI), and to conduct remediation of 

the ETEC site, on the basis of an 

environmental assessment (EA) rather 

than an EIS. 

DOE recognizes the need to follow the 

NEPA process and will evaluate the 

range of reasonable alternatives for 

remediation of SSFL Area IV. DOE will 

evaluate alternatives for disposition of 

radiological facilities and support 

buildings, remediation of the affected 

environment, and disposal of all 

resulting waste at existing, approved 

sites. DOE will consider the cumulative 

impacts from exposure to chemical and 

radiological constituents in SSFL Area 

IV from future land uses. 

DOE invites public comment on the 

scope of this EIS during a scoping 

period that will end August 14, 2008. 

During this period, DOE officials will 

conduct public scoping meetings in the 

region surrounding the SSFL and in 

Sacramento, California, to provide the 

public and other stakeholders with an 

opportunity to comment on the scope of 

the EIS. DOE recognizes the value of the 

public’s perspectives, and will inform, 

involve, and interact with the public 

during all phases of the EIS process. 

DOE is issuing this Notice of Intent 

(NOI) in order to inform and request 

comments and assistance from Federal 

and state agencies, state and local 

governments, Tribal Nations, natural 

resource trustees, the general public, 

and other interested parties on the 

appropriate scope of the EIS, 

alternatives, environmental issues, and 

the environmental impacts related to 

DOE’s remediation activities for SSFL 

Area IV. DOE invites those agencies 

with jurisdiction by law or special 

expertise to be cooperating agencies. 

DATES: The public scoping period starts 

May 16, 2008 and will continue until 

August 14, 2008. DOE will consider all 

comments received or postmarked by 

August 14, 2008, in defining the scope 

of this EIS. Comments received or 

postmarked after that date will be 

considered to the extent practicable. 


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